[Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing GHCI on MAC
JETkoten
jetkoten at gmail.com
Mon Jan 24 19:45:11 CET 2011
You are registering from this page, right?
http://developer.apple.com/programs/start/register/create.php
It looks like you can either use your Apple Store ID or start a new one
for the Apple Developer site.
On 1/24/11 12:29 PM, patricklynch wrote:
>
> Good morning,
>
> No luck...I tried to get a new password but I've been waiting for over
> an hour and no response from Apple...
>
> I think the problem is that the ampersand '@' in my Applename is
> invalid [according to their site and therefore they can not give me a
> password]...
>
> ...looks like I'll have to go to my Applestore and get some help or an
> installation disk for Xcode...
>
> I have the PC up and running, so I'll work with it in the mean time...
>
> I thought Macs were supposed to be easy to use...
>
> Thanks again...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* beginners-bounces at haskell.org
> [mailto:beginners-bounces at haskell.org] *On Behalf Of *JETkoten
> *Sent:* Monday, January 24, 2011 10:26 AM
> *To:* beginners at haskell.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to
> installing GHCI on MAC
>
> You're welcome. While you wait for Apple, why not try one more time?
>
> Go to this page:
>
> http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action?path=/ios/ios_sdk_4.2__final/xcode_3.2.5_and_ios_sdk_4.2_final.dmg
>
> It will ask you for your Apple ID and password, put in
>
> kmandpjlynch at verizon.net <mailto:kmandpjlynch at verizon.net>
>
> for user and add your password.
>
> If your login is not working, that might be why you get the invalid
> message? If so, click the blue *Forgot Password?* link and it will
> reset your password for you and email you to let you make a new one so
> that you can then log in and get the file I linked above.
>
> After you log in, it should pop up a window and ask to Save or Cancel.
> Choose Save, wait for the download to finish, open the .dmg by double
> clicking and the rest should work.
>
> You don't need the Apple ID for installing Xcode just your OSX system
> password...
>
> I'm not sure exactly what part of the install isn't working with your
> Xcode install, but I think you're pretty close to getting it working.
>
> On 1/24/11 9:35 AM, patricklynch wrote:
>
> Thanks for the 'heads up'.
>
> I got a 'free' Apple ID but it didn't work with the Apple download of
> Xcode...the Apple ID that I received from them was
> 'kmandpjlynch at verizon.net <mailto:kmandpjlynch at verizon.net>' which is my email address...this gives the
> invalid message...
>
> I've notified Apple of this and am awaiting an answer from them...
>
> Good day
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:beginners-bounces at haskell.org <mailto:beginners-bounces at haskell.org> [mailto:beginners-bounces at haskell.org]
> On Behalf Of JETkoten
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 5:37 AM
> To:beginners at haskell.org <mailto:beginners at haskell.org>
> Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing
> GHCI on MAC
>
> Xcode is needed on the Mac to install *anything* that's not already a
> ready made (pre-compiled binary) program. Once you've got Xcode
> installed, it really does get easier!
>
> It is different than the PC because the Mac is using Xcode to convert
> the GHC and other Haskell platform files from the source code that
> people can read to a complied binary program that the computer can read
> and that can run on your Mac. On the PC what you downloaded and
> installed was already compiled before you downloaded it.
>
> Once you get your free developer.apple.com account you then look for the
> link for Xcode and pick the one for your version of OSX (10.4 or 10.5 or
> 10.6).
>
> Download the file and when it finishes you can just double click it on
> the download window and it'll run the installer, or at least take you to
> the downloaded installer in whatever folder it is in so you can then
> double click installer file and make it run. I forget which way it works
> right now, but one of those will work.
>
> It'll then have you agree to the software license, and ask for your
> system password.
>
> Write it in, then wait a while for it to finish. It'll tell you when
> it's done... and after that you can try to install the Haskell platform
> again and it should work.
>
> This is the beginner list: "Here, there is no such thing as a 'stupid
> question.'" Any other problems with your install? Post them back to the
> list. You don't have to give up on it... keep at it and people here will
> help you through.
>
> On 1/23/11 5:20 PM, patricklynch wrote:
>> ...i tried the March 2010 installation on the MAC and I get the same
>> result...if there is a requirement for Xcode, shouldn't it be listed in
> the
>> Installation Instructions... I tried another installation but it too
>> required Xcode...
>>
>> ...again, I was able to install GHC on a PC and was able to install HUGs
> on
>> the Mac...
>>
>> ...really frustrating... I'm not going to pay Apple $99, so I may have to
>> give up on the Mac for a while - bummer...
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: patricklynch [mailto:kmandpjlynch at verizon.net]
>> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 4:44 PM
>> To: 'Antoine Latter'
>> Cc: 'Wes Morgan'; 'beginners at haskell.org <mailto:beginners at haskell.org>'
>> Subject: RE: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing
>> GHCI on MAC
>>
>> ...sorry for being a 'klutz' - but I'm new to the mac too...
>> ...i'm guessing that I have Xcode installed...i see an X icon that has an
>> X11 label - when I click it, it displays nothing...bummer...
>> ...since I was able to install Hugs I'm guessing that Xcode is
>> installed...however, I have no way of knowing if this is true...and Apple
>> wants $99 for a Developer fee, bummer...I was not given an installation
>> disk...
>>
>> I went to the site: haskage.haskell.org\platform\mac.html...
>> It gives me a three step installation procedure...
>> ...the 1st deletes any previous installation of GHC - this worked...
>> ...the 2nd gets me to a screen that states Standard install on "Macintosh
>> HD"; with a message: click Install...{however, the Install Button can not
> be
>> clicked}...this is as far as I can get...
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Antoine Latter [mailto:aslatter at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 2:55 PM
>> To: patricklynch
>> Cc: Wes Morgan;beginners at haskell.org <mailto:beginners at haskell.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing
>> GHCI on MAC
>>
>> The problem I had at first with the Haskell Platform installer was
>> that I didn't have Xcode installed.
>>
>> This should be on one of the OS X install discs, I think. You can also
>> download it from Apple:
>>
>> http://developer.apple.com/technologies/xcode.html
>>
>> It might be easier if you could send us the error message you're getting.
>>
>> Antoine
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 2:18 PM, patricklynch<kmandpjlynch at verizon.net> <mailto:kmandpjlynch at verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>> ...i tried to use the installation for Mac at Haskell.org, but it gives
> me
>>> an error message [something like: call your software vendor]...
>>>
>>> ...i tried the Homebrew, see email below, but it wants my Apple
> Developer
>>> id...i don't have one...
>>>
>>> ...i installed it on my pc and all it took was a single keystroke...
>>> ...i installed Hugs on my Mac without any problem..
>>>
>>> ...i'd appreciate any help, I really need to work with ghc on my mac
>>>
>>> Go Jets
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From:beginners-bounces at haskell.org <mailto:beginners-bounces at haskell.org>
> [mailto:beginners-bounces at haskell.org]
>>> On Behalf Of Wes Morgan
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 7:36 AM
>>> To:beginners at haskell.org <mailto:beginners at haskell.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to installing
>>> GHCI on MAC
>>>
>>> I just used Homebrew (http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/). Once that's
>>> installed, 'brew install ghc' gets you GHC, GHCi, cabal, etc.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>>
>>> On Jan 23, 2011, at 6:00 AM,"beginners-request at haskell.org" <mailto:beginners-request at haskell.org>
>>> <beginners-request at haskell.org> <mailto:beginners-request at haskell.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Re: [Haskell-beginners] Looking for some guidance to
>>>> installing GHCI on MAC
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